Educational advantages of American immigrants after obtaining green cards

After immigrating to the United States, students only need to pay the same tuition fees as local students. Compared with ordinary international students, it saves 2/3 tuition fees. The following are the educational advantages of American immigrants after getting a green card, compiled by KaoNet. Welcome to read!

1. Educational advantages of American immigrants after obtaining green cards

Take the University of California at Berkeley as an example. The local undergraduate tuition is about10.3 million US dollars, and the international student tuition is about 36,000 US dollars. In other words, the tuition fees required by overseas students are about three times that of local students.

First, American public school education welfare

All primary and secondary schools in the United States implement compulsory education before going to college at the age of 18, that is, zero tuition (except aristocratic private boarding schools). Students don't have to pay any fees, just pay for lunch. American public primary and secondary schools are not open to international students, and international students can only choose expensive private primary and secondary schools. After immigrating to the United States, children can enjoy the same free education as local students. They only need to show the purchase or rental contract, plus utilities, telephone bills, children's vaccination certificate, they can easily go through the formalities of entering the park.

Studying abroad is an expensive investment. The annual tuition fee for international students in American universities is at least $25,000, and the tuition fee for preparatory courses, undergraduate courses and master's degrees exceeds 6,543,800 yuan. However, after obtaining immigration status, the cost of attending public schools can be reduced by at least half. At the same time, they are also eligible to apply for scholarships, grants and legal work, and can enjoy various benefits and medical security for local students.

Tuition and benefits of holding a green card in the United States

1, tuition fee reduction 2/3

All public primary and secondary schools in the United States implement compulsory education before going to college at the age of 18, that is, zero tuition; After students immigrate to the United States, they only need to pay the same tuition as local students, which is two-thirds less than that of ordinary international students. Immigration experts calculated the accounts for these investors. These children need at least 6,543,800 yuan to study in the United States for four years. However, the tuition fees of local students are only one-third of those of international students, and local students can also apply for grants.

2. School scholarships

For ordinary China people who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding individuals from all over the world, and the number of scholarships open to foreigners is extremely limited. But for people with green cards, the scope of scholarships they can enjoy is far beyond the scope that foreigners can apply for. Because many scholarship institutions in the United States only provide scholarships to "Americans" (people with permanent residency in the United States). Therefore, after immigrating to the United States, children are far more likely to apply for scholarships than overseas students.

3. Student loans

18-year-old green card holders can apply for various kinds of student loans in the year of obtaining a green card. For example, Stanford University in California, the annual tuition fee is about $45,000. When green card holders want to complete a two-year master's degree, they can get tuition through student loans. After graduation, if you can't find a job, you can't repay the loan. After you find a job, you can repay it in installments. Usually you can only get one-fifth to one-tenth of your salary to repay the loan.

2. US E2 visa conditions

E-2 visa refers to the "treaty investor visa", which is a long-term and renewable non-immigrant work visa. E-2 visas are issued to investors who establish or buy companies in the United States. Investors must be citizens of countries with which the United States has commercial and maritime treaties.

Application conditions:

1. Investors, whether individuals, partnerships or business entities, must have the citizenship of the treaty country (China citizens have no right to apply for such visas).

2. If it is an enterprise, at least 50% of the shares must be held by citizens of the treaty country.

3. The investment must be sufficient, the capital or assets invested are irrevocable, and the investment should be sufficient to support the successful operation of the enterprise.

4. The investor must be a real and active enterprise; Written organization, speculation or idle investment is unqualified; Unsubmitted funds or similar securities in bank accounts are not regarded as investments.

5. It must generate more income than providing life for investors and their families, or have a certain economic impact in the United States.

6. Investors must control funds and invest in areas with commercial risks. The assets of an investment enterprise shall not be used as mortgage loans.

7. Investors must come to the United States to develop management enterprises. If you are not a major investor, you must be a necessary employee with supervisory, executive or highly specialized skills. Ordinary technical employees and unskilled employees are unqualified.

3. Frequently asked questions about American investment immigrants

In order to attract foreign investors to invest in the United States, promote the American economy and increase employment opportunities, the American government has created and implemented EB5 investment immigrants, which is the fifth priority professional immigrant visa among professional immigrants. In this way, foreign investors can apply for immigration for themselves, their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 265,438+0 and obtain the status of permanent resident (green card) in the United States. Therefore, EB5 has become a convenience with the shortest application time and the loosest application conditions among all kinds of American immigrants in the United States.

1. Do investors have to have a business or academic background?

No, unlike L 1, there are no requirements for applying for EB-5, such as age limit, education, language and business background. Only need to prove that the investment amount is a legitimate source of income.

2. What are the types of EB-5 investment?

EB-5 provides three types of investment, and investors need to choose one to meet the investment requirements of EB-5 investment immigrants.

A. Difficult enterprises | 65438+800,000 USD invested in difficult enterprises approved by the government and provided at least 10 employment opportunities.

Personal direct investment (PDI)

The investor actually runs a company, directly creates 10 jobs, and invests10.8 million USD.

C. Investing in regional centres

The new business enterprise located in and related to the regional center of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization directly or indirectly creates 65,438+00 jobs, and the applicant does not need to participate in the operation or live in the regional center where he invests. The investment is $900,000.

3. Can only one spouse apply?

Yes, for example, if you have a company under your name, you can apply with your children first, so that your income will not be included in your tax income in the United States. You can apply later.

4. Can children directly apply for EB-5 as investors?

2/kloc-children over 0/year old can be used as investors, and some States can apply as long as they are over 0/8 years old.

5. Can investors apply for EB-5 after their visa application to the Immigration and Naturalization Bureau is rejected?

As long as the reasons for the past visa refusal do not involve immigration fraud or other major cases, the past visa refusal record will not affect the investor's visa application qualification.